Maine Wills

 From York County Probate Records, Volume Two (1698-1718)

   In the name of God Amen I Daniel Stone Sen^r of the Town of Kittery in the County of yorke In her Maj^ts Province of the Masachusets Bay in New England being sick of body but of sound and disposing sence and memory, Blessed be god for it, do make this my last Will And Testament in manner as followeth (viz^t) first and principally I resign my soul to god, hopeing through the Merritts of my blessed lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to Obtain pardon. Remission of all my sins, and my body I commit to the Earth from whence it was taken to be decently buried at the Discretion of the Executors to this my last will and Testament. And as for the worldly goods the lord hath lent me After my lawfull Debts is paid and funeral Charge I give and bestow as followeth.

   1^ly I give and bequeath unto my son Jonathan Stone all that my Tract of land lying beyond the dirty swamp and all the rest of my outlands Excepting thirty acres to him and to his Heirs forever.

   2^ly I give and bequeath unto my son Daniel Stone all my Homested lott of lands with the house and barne and orchard standing thereon to be his after his mothers decease, and his and his Heirs forever, and thirty acres of out land to be his at my decease.

   3^ly I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary five shillings.

   4^ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret five shillings.

   5^ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rachael five shillings.

   6^ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Patience five shillings.

   7^ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Abigail five shillings.

   8^ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah five shillings.

   9^ly I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth five shillings.

   10^ly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Leah five shillings.

   11^ly I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Patience all my homested lott of lands with the house and barne and orchard standing thereon for her Comfortable maintainance during her natural life, and all the rest of my goods Chattels Vtensils, and Estate whatsoever abroad or at home without doores or within I give unto my fores^d wife, and to be at her disposing forever.

   12ly I do Constitute and appoint my loving wife Patience to be the Executrix to this my last Will and Testament and also my son Daniel Stone to be an Executor with his mother, And this my last will and Testament to be in force according to the tenour and trve Intent thereof renouncing and revoking any and all wills whatsoever heretofore by me made or caused to be made. In witness hereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this twenty Eighth day of March Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and thirteen.

Owned signed and Sealed    in presence of us    Daniel Goodin Senr}    William Goodin senr}      witness    James Warren}		Daniel Stone (seal)
Sworn to and recorded 23 April, 1713. Inventory returned at £276: 2: 5, by James Warren, James Emery and John Hupper, appraisers, 23 April 1713. Source: Maine Wills, 1640-1760 (Portland, Me., 1887), p. 167, citing Probate Office, 2, 60.